Woman confesses to killing boyfriend, deputies say

Published: Sunday, July 14, 2013 at 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, July 14, 2013 at 4:55 p.m.

Marion County resident Kimberly Jean Collins had been on the run for three weeks when police said she couldn’t live with her secret any more.

After leaving her Marion Oaks home in late June, Collins, 53, decided to hitchhike across country, ending up at a Valero gas station Saturday night in Oklahoma City.

At 6:19 p.m. from the gas station, she called the Oklahoma City Police Department and confessed to killing her boyfriend of eight years at their Marion Oaks home, a Marion sheriff’s report states.

Collins said she stabbed her boyfriend, Manuel “Sonny” Amaral, age unknown, three times in the back, the report states.

According to the report, Collins said she snapped when he yelled at her for running the air conditioner because he “pays all the bills.”

“She then stopped her story and stated ‘it was too hard to talk about,’ ” Oklahoma City authorities relayed to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the report states. She then asked for a lawyer.

Before invoking her rights, she told Oklahoma authorities to tell Marion County detectives to look inside the home for her journals in which she documented the abuse she had endured, the report states.

Since there had not been any reports of a death at the Marion County home, 340 SW 172nd St., a deputy and the shift commander, Capt. Fred Vyse, rushed to the home to check on Amaral. The report states that when the officers arrived, the front door was ajar.

When the door was opened, the officers immediately smelled a foul odor. A few minutes later, the officers reported finding a body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition.

The body was found in the master bedroom, lying on the floor against the night stand. There was a red striped blanket, underwear and blue jeans with a belt draped over the nude body. There appeared to be blood stains on the bed near the body.

The medical examiner arrived and rolled the body over and away from the nightstand late Saturday, revealing a 10-inch knife protruding from Amaral’s body.

“I killed him,” she told Oklahoma City investigators. “I was tired of being abused.’

Collins was arrested on a warrant charging her with second-degree murder. She remains in an Oklahoma City jail. No other details were released on Sunday.

Contact Joe Callahan can be reached at 867-4113 or at joe.callahan@starbanner.com. Follow him Twitter at JoeOcalaNews.

<p>Marion County resident Kimberly Jean Collins had been on the run for three weeks when police said she couldn't live with her secret any more.</p><p>After leaving her Marion Oaks home in late June, Collins, 53, decided to hitchhike across country, ending up at a Valero gas station Saturday night in Oklahoma City.</p><p>At 6:19 p.m. from the gas station, she called the Oklahoma City Police Department and confessed to killing her boyfriend of eight years at their Marion Oaks home, a Marion sheriff's report states.</p><p>Collins said she stabbed her boyfriend, Manuel “Sonny” Amaral, age unknown, three times in the back, the report states.</p><p>According to the report, Collins said she snapped when he yelled at her for running the air conditioner because he “pays all the bills.”</p><p>“She then stopped her story and stated 'it was too hard to talk about,' ” Oklahoma City authorities relayed to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the report states. She then asked for a lawyer.</p><p>Before invoking her rights, she told Oklahoma authorities to tell Marion County detectives to look inside the home for her journals in which she documented the abuse she had endured, the report states.</p><p>Since there had not been any reports of a death at the Marion County home, 340 SW 172nd St., a deputy and the shift commander, Capt. Fred Vyse, rushed to the home to check on Amaral. The report states that when the officers arrived, the front door was ajar.</p><p>When the door was opened, the officers immediately smelled a foul odor. A few minutes later, the officers reported finding a body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition.</p><p>The body was found in the master bedroom, lying on the floor against the night stand. There was a red striped blanket, underwear and blue jeans with a belt draped over the nude body. There appeared to be blood stains on the bed near the body.</p><p>The medical examiner arrived and rolled the body over and away from the nightstand late Saturday, revealing a 10-inch knife protruding from Amaral's body.</p><p>“I killed him,” she told Oklahoma City investigators. “I was tired of being abused.'</p><p>Collins was arrested on a warrant charging her with second-degree murder. She remains in an Oklahoma City jail. No other details were released on Sunday.</p><p><i>Contact Joe Callahan can be reached at 867-4113 or at joe.callahan@starbanner.com. Follow him Twitter at JoeOcalaNews.</i></p>